Local Housing Allowance changes

<p>Published after reforms to the Local Housing Allowance setting process made in 2011, this data relates to private rented housing across Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk.</p> <p>Local Housing Allowance (LHA) is the housing benefit for households in the private rented sector.</p> <p>The data looks at the impact of two reforms to LHA rates. Prior to 2011, LHA was based on the median market rent for a Broad Rental Market Area (BRMA). The Cambridge sub-region is mostly covered by 5 BRMAs. Within each area, half the rents were below the set LHA rate and half were more expensive. In 2011 LHA was reduced to the 30th percentile market rent meaning 30% of rents are below this level.</p> <p>The data attempts to project the impact of these changes into the future, looking up to the end of 2016.</p> <p>The URI's for West Suffolk are as follows <a href="http://statistics.data.gov.uk/doc/statistical-geography/E07000201">http://statistics.data.gov.uk/doc/statistical-geography/E07000201</a> and <a href="http://statistics.data.gov.uk/doc/statistical-geography/E07000204">http://statistics.data.gov.uk/doc/statistical-geography/E07000204</a>.</p>